Dr Peter Lim: Poems

Haiku 109

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

Haiku 109

Newly bought mattress
keeps me wide awake whole night
did it cost too much?

Haiku 10 (9th May 2020)

Dr Peter Lim May 2020

Haiku 10 (9th May 2020)

I was writing poem
bird pecking on my window
I forgot my words.

HAIKU 10 (Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 10 (Autumn Series)

Peak traffic hour
thick mist slows down flow of cars
children late for school

Haiku 10 (the Winter Series)

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2020

Haiku 10 (the Winter Series)

Husband's winter poem
read to wife of sixty years
she listens in tears

HAIKU (10th July 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Jul 2018

HAIKU (10th July 2018)

After long absence
trees I planted are now old
how the years have fled

HAIKU (10th Sept 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2018

HAIKU (10th Sept 2018)

Mist over mountain
beneath late-winter grey sky
a Renoir delight

Haiku 110

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

Haiku 110

Library books have eyes
each surveys me curiously
they look so friendly

HAIKU 111

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 111

Wailing autumn leaves
hurled into the cold night air
falling one by one

HAIKU 11 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 11 (13th September 2017)

fisherman asleep
not aware it's time for home
he wakes as fish bites

HAIKU 112

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 112

Starless moonless night
village a pitch dark canvas
winds make strange noises

HAIKU 113

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 113

Blind old man in town
found his way around somehow
he wore dark glasses

Haiku 11 ( 39th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 11 ( 39th September 2017)

sampan by the shore
fisherman wearing straw-hat
pushing boat to sea

HAIKU 114

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 114

Church was deserted
pictures of saints on the walls
a woman entered

HAIKU 115

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 115

She came to my dream
I hadn't seen her for years
why was she in tears?

HAIKU 116

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 116

Cello-piano duet
melody filled the night air
suddenly I wept

HAIKU 117

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 117

I read Keats tonight
his ode to the nightingale
couldn't go to sleep

HAIKU 118

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 118

I could not promise
what I would be tomorrow
I really don't know

HAIKU 119

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 119

Don't apologise
you did no one any wrong
don't think otherwise

HAIKU 11 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 11 ( Autumn Series)

Flight of homing birds
against a sky of crimson
painter takes to brush

Haiku (11th August 2020)*

Dr Peter Lim Aug 2020

Haiku (11th August 2020)*

Winter mists o'er hill
birds take flight in hurry
the heart remembers

* last days of winter in Australia

HAIKU 120

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 120

Grandpa loved to sing
he played the violin well
but he could not spell

HAIKU 121*

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 121*

Early winter days
piles of fallen leaves on ground
kids gather around

* start of winter in Australia

HAIKU 12 (13TH September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 12 (13TH September 2017)

blind man in city
plodding his way with his stick
a voice: walk with me

HAIKU 122

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 122

Evening bird-song
sky flushed with flight of swallows
soon swallowed in clouds

Haiku 1 (22nd August 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Aug 2019

Haiku 1 (22nd August 2019)

Languishing autumn
I was far across the sea
home-thoughts made me weep

HAIKU 123

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 123

Breezes from the sea
fishermen's wives mend old nets
kids wait for dinner

Haiku 12 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 12 (30th September 2017)

drone of city cars
mingling with loud pub music
policemen on chase

HAIKU 124

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 124

Waiting for postman
maiden looks through her window
reads letter and smiles

HAIKU 125

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 125

Chilly winter-night
grey and sullen is the sky
dog whines in the cold

HAIKU 126

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 126

Sales of the season
credit-cards flash all over
a long waiting queue

HAIKU 127

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 127

Old village book-shop
owner peeps through the window
no one stops over

HAIKU 128

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 128

Writer lost in thought
struggling to find the right words
Eureka! He smiles.

HAIKU 129

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 129

I looked at her face
oblivious to song she sang
her voice was sorrow

HAIKU 12 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 12 ( Autumn Series)

Bee sits on flower
motionless as in prayer
wakened by shower

Haiku (12th January 2020)

Dr Peter Lim Jan 2020

Haiku (12th January 2020)

Well after midnight
insect sounds kept me awake
I played my violin

* true

HAIKU (12th Sept 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2018

HAIKU (12th Sept 2018)

Old man sang same song
out of tune in tearful eyes
he looked far away

HAIKU 130

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 130

The show was over
the clown had gone to undress
kids refused to leave

HAIKU 131

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 131

Naughty graffiti
on walls of little alleys
frustrated artists

HAIKU 13 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 13 (13th September 2017)

farmer looks at sky
threatening storm on way
heaves a heavy sigh

HAIKU 132

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 132

Grandpa's pipe-smoking
his eyes close when he inhales
he is lost in time

HAIKU 133

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 133

Running short of ink
all the shops are closed at night
a panic-attack

Haiku 13 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 13 (30th September 2017)

Starbucks closes late
lovers whisper at corner
drowsy barista

HAIKU 134

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 134

First piano-lesson
teacher seeks to comfort child
tears begin to flow

HAIKU 135

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 135

Flight of early birds
at the blush of spring morning
flowers still in dew

HAIKU 136

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 136

Village train-station
old lady holds book to read
a smile on her face

HAIKU 137

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 137

Pebbles on the beach
children pick them one by one
adults don't notice

HAIKU 138

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 138

Weekend at the park
digital clicks are ev'ry where
kids rush for ice-cream

HAIKU 139

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 139

Evening church-bells
echoing through village green
kids quickly rush home

HAIKU 13 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 13 ( Autumn Series)

Another Friday
local pub bursts into song
beggar stands outside

HAIKU 140

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 140

Old school-photograph
we all looked young and happy
now we are strangers